Penitentiary III

1987 American film

September 4, 1987 (1987-09-04)

Running time

91 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBox office$1,392,616^[1]

Penitentiary III is a 1987 American crime drama film written and directed by Jamaa Fanaka. It is the sequel to the 1982 film Penitentiary II. The film stars Leon Isaac Kennedy, Anthony Geary, Steve Antin, Ric Mancini, Marie Burrell Fanaka and Raymond Kessler. The film was released on September 4, 1987, by Cannon Film Distributors.^[2]^[3]^[4]

A man is framed for murder and sent to prison. He is beaten and tortured, then forced to fight the prison's worst killer, a martial-arts fighting midget called Thud.

Cast

Leon Isaac Kennedy as Martel "Too Sweet" Gordone
Anthony Geary as Serenghetti
Steve Antin as Roscoe
Ric Mancini as The Warden
Marie Burrell Fanaka as Chelsea Remington
Raymond Kessler as "Midnight Thud" Jessup
Rick Zumwalt as Joshua
Magic Schwarz as Hugo
Jim Bailey as Cleopatra
"Big Bull" Bates as "Simp"
"Big Yank" as "Rock"
Bert Williams as Tim Shoah
Mark Kemble as Rufus
Jack Rader as Fred
Madison Campudoni as "El Cid"
George Payne as Jess / Inmate #1
Drew Bundini Brown as "Sugg" / Inmate #2
Mindi Miller as "Sugar"
J. J. Johnston as Announcer #1
Earl Garnes as Announcer #2
James Phillips as Suited Gentleman
Faith Minton as Female Boxer
Marcella Ross as Female Boxer
Raye Hollitt as Female Boxer
Danny Trejo as "See Veer"
Mary O'Connor as Female Guard
Gardella Demilo as Female Guard
Ron Demps as Referee

References

^ "Penitentiary III (1987)". Box Office Mojo. 1987-09-04. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
^ "Penitentiary III (1988) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
^ Sandra Brennan (2013). "Penitentiary-III - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
^ "Penitentiary III". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-12-23.